# Accident 20250518014869A: Taylorcraft BC12-D1, Willow, AK, May 18, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2025, 15:00 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Willow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6380° N, 150.3718° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6380&lon=-150.3718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44473, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44473) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (registry code 8850320, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 340 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250518014869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A SANDBAR, BOUNCED ON INITIAL CONTACT, AND AFTER MAKING CONTACT A SECOND TIME, THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED END OVER END, LANDING UPSIDE DOWN FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC25LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA039), May 18, 2025: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (N44473), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent application of brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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